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Subject:Re: Westy height?
From:David Katsuki
Date:Sun, 11 Oct 1998 19:43:24 -0400

Our 90 Westfalia is at the old "standard" height (looks jacked up, compared
to our 87 Wolfsburg).   It's my understanding that the Westfailas remained
at the old height due probably to the reduced ground clearance under the
propane tank.

Dave
8 Wolfsburg
90 Westfalia.

At 12:47 PM 10/10/98 -0400, Jim Davis wrote:
>In a message dated 98-10-10 11:27:23 EDT, Mike.Ray@AMMOBILE.COM writes:
>
>> I recently purchased an `87 Westy (non-Syncro) and I have a question about
>>  ride height. My VW sits like it's "jacked up" really high! It's got 14"
>>  wheels with 205s on it so that accounts for some of it BUT were there more
>>  than one spring code for the Vanagons? Did ride height change from year to
>>  year?
>
>Your 87 is likely at the stock height.  In mid 1987 with the introduction of
>the 1987-1/2 Wolfsburg Limited Edition, VW reduced the ride height of all 2WD
>Vanagons.  All 2WD 1988-1991 Vanagons continued to use this reduced height.
>
>>  Oh, lastly, there's only one mud flap in front of the propane tank. Should
>>  there be more of them or was this the standard configuration?
>
>Standard.  That one flap is there specifically to protect the propane stuff.
>
>Regards,
>Jim Davis
>